A RARE COMPLICATION OF DENTAL TREATMENT - STREPTOCOCCUS-ORALIS MENINGITIS

Authors
COLVILLE A DAVIES W HENEGHAN M GOODWIN A GRIFFITHS T
Citation
A. Colville et al., A RARE COMPLICATION OF DENTAL TREATMENT - STREPTOCOCCUS-ORALIS MENINGITIS, British Dental Journal, 175(4), 1993, pp. 133-134
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
175
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
133 - 134
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1993)175:4<133:ARCODT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A case of Streptococcus oralis meningitis is reported. This followed e xtraction of a normal tooth during routine orthodontic treatment. No f ocus of infection could be demonstrated, either local to or distant fr om the extraction site. Full recovery followed hospital admission and intravenous benzyl penicillin.